Asthma is a disease which affects
millions of people worldwide. Many of those affected are children, causing a
great deal of stress for their parents and caretakers. In recent years, medical
professionals have been able to discover more about the causes of asthma, but
much is still unknown. Of particular interest to researchers is the role the
environment plays in causing asthma attacks. A team of electrical and mechanical
engineering students will design and build small monitoring devises used in the
epidemiological studies for assessment of personal exposure to biological
aerosols. The design will integrate electrical and mechanical components needed
for operation of a small pump and data acquisition.
Contact: Dr. Igor Novosselov,
